


For Their Sakes

by cluusheen



Category: Newsies!: the Musical - Fierstein/Menken
Genre: Angst, Gambling, Gay!!, Gen, Hurt/Comfort, M/M, bruh, dumn boi, gonna get killed, race is a stupid boy
Language: English
Status: Completed
Published: 2019-07-29
Updated: 2019-07-28
Packaged: 2020-07-24 22:02:16
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Chapters: 3
Words: 4,938
Publisher: archiveofourown.org
Story URL: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20021728
Author URL: https://archiveofourown.org/users/cluusheen/pseuds/cluusheen
Summary: Following the events of the Children’s Crusade, Race has it burned into his mind to set out and get his fellow newsies their greatest wishes; those they dreamed about in Jacobi’s deli after the big fight. Some things were easier to get than others, but where the hell was he supposed to get Jojo a gold watch?Well, he set out to do what he does best; gamble. And maybe, just maybe, he isn’t yet perfect at it.





	1. I

**Author's Note:**

> i first posted this on tumblr on bbbbbbeans so don’t think i stole it from their - that’s me

It was an early morning, all the newsies were getting ready to work that day. It was a normal day. Completely average.

Then again, it had been an average day when the group of boys had started the strike. But that was months ago, and there weren’t going to be anymore strikes or strange inconveniences. Not many, at least.

“Racer!” Jack called out, making his way down from his penthouse in the sky.

“Yeah?” his friend responded, walking towards him.

Jack smiled at how Racetrack looked ready for the day. He normally wasn’t so quick to get dressed and cleaned, but lately he had been getting ready and out the door earlier and earlier. “Try not to stay out too late tonight, ‘kay?” Jack asked. “I’se is gonna need some help with the younga kids.”

Race nodded, and started walking towards the door. Something about today made him antsy, but he wasn’t sure why. Yeah, he was going into Brooklyn that day, but it wouldn’t be for long, nor would he go too far into the dangerous borough. Maybe he felt strange knowing he wasn’t going to be able to see Spot that day. The thought alone was enough to make him frown.

But today wasn’t the day for forbidden romance. While the strike had been settled three months ago, Racetrack still had business to take care of. You see, after getting stomped on by the bulls, after Crutchie was dragged off to the refuge and Jack went missing, Race was worried out of his mind. Worried for Jack, Crutchie, and all the other newsies of Lower Manhattan. When they were at Jacobi’s after the fight, Race’s mind was busy trying to find some way to lighten the mood- something other than the few empty jokes he could muster up. That’s when Katherine waltzed in, proclaiming their “front page” rise to fame. Jackpot! Race gathered smiles onto the once sullen faces of his brothers by giving them the thought that they could be kings, even just for a day.

And it worked; it worked wonders. But as the strike came to an end, Race just couldn’t bare to see his brother’s in any glum moods, so he took it upon himself to get the boys the things they wanted most- the things they dreamed aloud about that day in Jacobi’s.

Some were easy. Henry simply wanted a sandwich, and damn it, Race was gonna make it for him, and make it the best he ever had. Others were difficult. Jojo was wishing for a gold watch, which was just a little out of Race’s budget. But, he would make do. Anything for his brothers.

So Race was getting up earlier, to get his papes earlier, to sell earlier, and to be done early enough to have the money to get his friends their small treasures.

That night he planned on taking a big risk to try and get the closest he could to a gold watch. No, he wasn’t gonna steal- Jack would soak him for that. But gambling, now that was something Race had much more experience with. Maybe he would have to cheat a little, but he was careful, and he knew Jack wouldn’t be the wiser.

Well, that would have worked if Race hadn’t gotten caught last minute. And not by jack, but the goons he was playing an “easy” game of cards with.

They soaked Race so bad he couldn’t even make it all the way to the Lodging House. His legs gave out a little less than a block away, and that’s where he lay for close to an hour.

Jack was getting tired of waiting for Race once it was two hours after curfew. Some of the other boys thought Race was in the refuge, and Jack was starting to think so too. But he wasn’t going to just wait in the house for him all night and then assume the worst. The longer he stayed inside, the more his mind wandered, so eventually he just had to get out a search the streets.

He’d gotten to the end of the road and called out his brother’s name, but couldn’t hear a response, so he walked a little farther and called again. That time, however, he heard a weak voice mutter something along the lines of “help.”

At an alarming speed, Jack took off towards the sound of that oh-so-familiar voice and found horrors laying in the bushes.

It was dark, but Jack could still see the dried up blood caked along the side of Racetrack’s face. He saw the torn up shirt the younger boy wore and the bruises that were already forming. He saw how his usually curly hair lay flat against his head, how all his clothes stuck to his thin frame. Soaked to the bone.

“Jesus, Racer, what the hell happened ta ya?” Jack breathed out.

“I’se got a little hurt, Jackie,” Race slurred out.

“A little? Really, Race? C’mon, kid, who did this ta ya?”

“I don’t… I don’t really knows them. They jus’... they’se was real strong, Jackie.”

“Race, be honest, was you’se gamblin’ again?” Jack asked firmly.

Race’s silence was the only answered Jack needed. He groaned and wiped off some of the blood from Race’s face. “You’se remember what they’se did ‘xactly? Any knives on ‘em? Any… any guns?”  
Race shook his head meekly. “N-no… they’se soaked me real bad and uh… pushed me into the east river…”

Jack took the boy in his arms and held him close, “You walked all this way? In this condition?”

“Had ta… else I woulda died…”

Standing back up, Jack hauled Racetrack into his arms before turning back to the Lodging House. He wasn’t really sure what would happen when they got there- he wasn’t too sure Race would be alive then. Morbid, yeah, but the kid really wasn’t doing too well.

Jack kept a firm grip on Race as he tried to quicken his steps. He found himself whispering anything remotely comforting into the boys ears, trying to keep him awake. 

He couldn’t allow himself a minute to breathe until, finally, he saw the wide, welcoming doors of the Lodging House. He could feel Race’s chest rising and falling against his own.

For the first time that night, Jack smiled.


	2. II

Jack was suddenly concerned about two more things; 1. Race was insanely light- it didn’t seem healthy at all. A lot of newsies were definitely a little underweight, at least, but it almost seemed like Race had no body weight whatsoever. 2. Race was not going to want anyone else seeing him like this, and especially none of the younger kids.

That wasn’t going to work too well for him.

Jack was on the steps of the Lodging House when he yelled out, “Albert, Specs, get out here!” Race flinched at the loud noise.

The other two were out in seconds, both gasping in horror at the sight of Race, bruises and all. Racetrack groaned in frustration when he noticed the boys. He couldn’t understand what Jack had called out.

“What the hell happened?” Yelled Specs, rushing closer.

“Idiot was gamblin’ again… didn’t end too well,” Jack answered. “Specs, go back in and tell Jojo to get everyone ta bed. Let ‘em know Race’ll be okay, then get the first aid kit. Make sure they’se all upstairs.”

Specs nodded and went back in. Jack could hear his muffled commands from outside. Albert stepped closer, fear etched on his face and his eyes bored into Race’s fragile form, “What do ya want me ta do?”

“Fix up a spot on the couch, make space around it. Then get him somethin’ dry ta wear”

“Need help carryin’ him in?”

“No, Al, I got ‘em. Go on.”

Albert nodded and trudged back up the steps. Before the door shut behind him, Specs poked his head through and ushered for Jack to come in.

Crutchie hadn’t gone upstairs. He refused. Race was his brother- he and Jack were the first people he met when he first arrived at the Lodging House. Crutch just had to see him, Jack would have to deal.

Albert had just finished making up a space on the couch and had gone up to get Race a pair of clothing when Jack shut the door. Jack dropped Race onto the couch with ease and frowned when he saw Race flinching in the light. He also frowned when he noticed a lot more blood then he did originally. 

“You sure none of them had any knives?” He questioned.

“Can’t ‘member too well,” Race slurred, curling in on himself and wincing at the movement.

“Great…”

Specs came into the room with a first aid kit in hand and gave it to Jack.

“Go on up, Specs. You too, Crutch, I’se got it from here,” ordered Jack.

“No way, I’se is stayin-”

“No, Crutch, alright? We still gotta work in the morning and it’s late. All of you’se are going to bed right now and I don’t wanna hear any arguing!”

Albert jumped down from the stairs, and handed off a shirt and pants to Jack, who accepted them gratefully. Jack then waved his hands towards the stairs, “All a’ you’se, go on up. No “buts” about it.”

The least stubborn to comply was Specs, who silently knodded to Jacks request and began leading the other two upstairs. Understandably, the other two were less obedient and were more than angry about being kept from their friend.

There was a deafening silence surrounding the two brothers as the one cared for the other. Race’s breaths were becoming ragged and shaky, greatly concerning the older boy. It seemed like a pool of blood was gathering around the fallen newsie, and Jack was tired of him refusing to lift up his shirt for bandaging.

“Damn it, Race,” Jack snapped. “What’s so bad ya gotta hide it from me? Me of all people!”

“I’m not hiding anything,” Race mumbled, his eyes flickering open and closed.

“Oh really? Then lift up ya shirt so I can stop all the blood from pourin out of ya like ceiling in this place!”

Race shook his head.

“Racer, this is ridiculous. You’se is gonna let yaself die just to seem brave or somethin in front of me? Why you decide now to act strong is beside me cause you know I’se the only one here who's seen you at ya weakest. Back when you first ran away from home, I’se found you. When ya deadbeat dad tried forcing you home, I stopped him. Those couple a time’s Snyder took you to refuge? Who got you out, huh? Who got you out and patched you up every damn time? I’se did. And I’d do it all again in a heartbeat. So I don’t understand why you can’t just do this one single thing so I can do my job as your brother.”

“I’m hiding anything… from you, Jackie. I don’t wanna see what’s there.” He sounded so afraid, and his eyes held tears that just begged to be wept. The sight of him reminded Jack of a newborn child, who just looked so afraid and uncomfortable, and Race was so lost, like he only just joined the world. It was a heartbreaking sight if Jack ever saw one. These moments of vulnerability were rare with Racetrack Higgins.

The honest truth was that Race knew for sure one of those goons had a knife. A knife so sharp, Race thought it could cut through bone. But that knife wasn’t used just stab him. Whoever Race pissed off that night wasn’t letting him off with one pain evoking stab to the back. The knife was wielded with expertise in an attempt to carve one thing or another into the helpless boy’s stomach. Race wouldn’t- he couldn’t stand to look at it. Not even in fifty years. 

“Then just close your eyes,” Jack whispered, rubbing Race’s arm soothingly. “I promise I’ll be gentle, and… and you don’t have ya see nothin.”

Race shuddered, but agreed to the arrangement. He pulled the tattered shirt over his head and kept his eyes shut, face pointed at the ceiling. 

Jack swore under his breath at all the blood staining Racers stomach, but silently went to work cleaning it up. Once the blood was clear and the bandages were ready to be applied, Jack did a double take. 

It was messy. Almost illegible. But it was there. Carved, engraved into the boy of no happy endings. “Hornswogglin bitch.”

They were surely going to scare his body for a long time, perhaps forever. Jack couldn’t tell. And they weren’t hidden whatsoever. Race would see them eventually, and when he did… well no one could be quite sure how he would react. But of course, it wouldn’t be any good.

Jack was the only one who knew all the horrible things people called Race’s father. Hornswoggler was one of them. He also knew everyone from Race’s old neighborhood believed full heartedly that he would grow up to be just like the deadbeat. Race feared every tie that connected the father and son.

“Damn…” he muttered.

“Is it bad?” Asked a small voice.

“Yes.” Why lie to the kid? He’d see eventually. 

“Can you put the bandages on? Please?”

“Yeah. Yes. Tell me if’s it starts hurtin.”

•••

The next morning, Race found himself lying stiff across the couch, his back warm and his eyes heavy from exhaustion. How long was asleep? Did the morning bell ring yet?

He looked outside. He couldn’t see much, just darkness. Darkness for miles and miles. 

Soon he became aware of the person behind him. His head turned slightly to see Jack against the back of the couch, holding himtight as if afraid that by letting go, Race would drift away into the abyss.

Carefully, Race slid out of his brothers grasp and began walking- limping- towards the stairs. 

“Racer,” came a tired voice behind him. “What’re ya doin?”

“Gettin’ ready for the day… why?”

“You’se is sleepin for the day, Race. You’se is too hurt to be sellin’.”

“Jack, ‘m fine. Really! I’se just want life to be normal again.”

Jack sighed and stood up. He closed the space between him and Race and held the boy against his chest. “It will, Racer, I promise it will. But for now, you’se gotta rest up. I don’t want those cuts openin’ up or anythin. I worked too hard to clean them.”

“I don’t wanna stay in the house by myself all day.”

“And you won’t. Alright, I’m takin the day off to work on another backdrop for Miss Medda. How’re about you come with me and you can rest there and not be alone?”

Race smiled at the idea. Miss Medda was always kind to him. Well she was kind to everyone. A real life angel on earth.

“You sure?”

Jack pulled back from the hug and nodded, “Yeah. Now go up and sleep some more. You’se had a late night.”

There was no controversy on the matter that Race would take a while to heal. Every newsie knew for certain that Jack wasn’t going to let him do much anything until he was at least 70% better. So, for the time being, Jack would take Race with him to the Bowery Theatre while he painted backdrops and tried to coarse information out of Race about what really happened on the night he almost died.

•••

He finally learned the full story after three days. Race only told him because he assumed it would get them both out selling papes again. They both knew their absence was costing them a lot, and Race especially felt guilty for that.

“So I was thinkin,” Jack began. “You’se haven’t been gamblin much lately. Least, not to my knowledge. Sure, maybe with them Brooklyn boys, but I know that’s not too serious. What changed?”

“Was my only option,” Race shrugged.

“Only option for what?”

“Oh, uh… nothin. Forget it.”

Race had been lying on the floor for the majority of the day. His stomach was aching real bad, sitting just irritated it. But regardless of the pain it caused, Race stood and walked farther from Jack.

“Was there somethin you was tryin to get? Besides money?”

“I wasn’t playin for money at all. I don’t have much to bet on.”

“So what was the bet for?”

“You’se is gonna think I’m real stupid.”

Jack chuckled and slid a paint brush across the canvas he’d been working on. “I already do, Racer. What was the bet for?”

Race scratches the back of his neck whilst walking towards Jack. “Umm… a watch.”

“A watch?” Jack wasn’t sure he heard right.

“A gold watch.”

“You has a gold watch?”

“No… I was tryin to get one. Was gonna give ‘em a pack a’ Coronas if I lost.”

“Where’d you get a whole pack of those? And why the sudden interest in gold watches?”

Race shifted uncomfortably. “I didn’t. They wasn’t real Coronas… and I didn’t want no gold watch for myself.”

Jack stared at him expectantly, wanting a further explanation. Something in that look made Race snap and he suddenly found himself detailing everything he’d been doing for the newsies.

“I can’t stand to see them all upset like after Crutchie got taken to the refuge. I got them talkin about what they wanted if they’se could have anything, and… well is it a bad thing for them to have what they want? We never get anything ‘cept for square deals, but why can’t we ever have a little more? Jojo wanted a- a gold watch and… and I was gonna get it! I was so close, Jackie! It ain’t fair. It ain’t right. I just wanna see them all happy… I am willing to do anything.”

“And that includes gettin your ass kicked?”

Race let out a shaky breath. “Yeah, actually. It was supposed to be easy, though. Gamblin’s easy for me. But these guys… they… I dunno, Jack. Maybe they’se was drunk or something ‘cause all a sudden they started accusin me of cheatin and I… I didn’t. I didn’t wanna risk anythin, I wanted to play fair and square. I won fair and square,” Race’s voice cracked on the last word. He could feel tears pricking the corners of his eyes, so he dipped his head away from Jack.

“Racer, listen.” Jack pulled the kid into a hug and rubbed his back. “You gotta stop. They’se is all fine. Yeah, sure, maybe gettin a little more than we need to survive would be nice, but right now… well, right now we just don’t have that luxury. One day I hope we all do, but it’s not that day just yet.

“I don’t wanna see this happen to you again. None of us do. You know who really can’t stand this? Spot. Spot didn’t send a guy to ask us about you, he came himself. He is worried like crazy for you right now, Racer.

“You want all of us to be happy, but if something happened to you, something worse than what already did, no one is gonna be able to find a smile to wear for a long time. I know you’se hates lectures, but please, Racetrack, for their sake, stop. Stop this. Its gonna cause more harm than good. We can’t lose you.”

And when Medda Larkin waltzed in to check on Jacks progress she found them glued in each other’s embrace. She found Race’s body racking with sobs, and Jack holding his brother till the cries died down.

Maybe she should have said something. Maybe it was time they let go for a few minutes. But maybe, just maybe, that hug was all they had in the moment. Maybe all that mattered was that Race had those arms around him. Those arms that held him in place. Those arms that kept him alive in a time when empathy was his only enemy.

Jack would keep him grounded. That was all that mattered.


	3. III

**Summary for the Chapter:**

> this was just a little self indulgent sprace i needed to add

“I’m not going anywhere.”

The voice was stern, flinty. There was a hint of “just try to argue with me, see what happens,” mixed in.

Jack could tell this wasn’t going to go well. Especially when the voice that followed was exhausted and peeved.

“Leave me alone, Sean.”

Jack wasn’t eavesdropping. For him to be doing that, Spot and Race would have to be aware of his presence in the room. But they knew. Oh yes, they knew completely.

Spot shook his head and walked closer to Racetrack, ignoring the deadly glare aimed in his direction.

“Jack,” he called, “be a pal and get me the bandages.”

Shifting his eyes between the two, Jack nodded slowly and sunk out of the room, like a peaceful fog rolling out.

Race had been getting better. Much better, in fact. So, Jack assumed it would be alright if he were to let his friend start selling again. And it had been. For a while. He kept close to Jack most of the time, avoided conflict like it was the plague, never stepped foot in Brooklyn. But, eventually, that just wasn’t enough for Race. 

After almost a week of selling, Race ran into some trouble. He was finally able to stray from the safety of Jack’s company a little, when he caught the Delancey’s trailing behind him. To be sure they were following him, Racetrack walked around in nonsense directions, not really caring where he wound up.

But it had to get difficult. Of course it did, because what newsie has it easy? Certainly not him.

Soon enough he was climbing up fire escapes and jumping down, hurdling himself over fences until he was certain the Delanceys were gone. He was in the clear. Though, it didn’t matter anymore. The damage was done.

Race’s heart was beating out of his chest, he could feel blood seeping through the bandages, and his head spun like a wheel. But, he could see Davey in the distance, and if he could just get himself over to the other newsie, he knew he’d be okay. He was way too far from the Lodging House for Jack to save him this time. 

The road separating Race and Davey wasn’t too wide. Race crossed it without too much difficulty. But, upon reaching Davey, his knees began shaking and eventually gave out right in front of his friend. Luckily though, Davey was quick to reach out for Race and haul him upright. Most of his body weight was being supported by Davey, but he didn’t mind, he was only concerned about why Racetrack was in such poor state again.

But nevermind that. Davey couldn’t worry about why he was so hurt again, he did have to worry about how to help him. After all, they were pretty far from the Lodging House.

Davey, while standing a little shorter than Race, lifted him into his arms easily and began walking at a fast and steady pace, hoping to reach the Lodging House with ease. Somewhere along the way, Race passed out. Whether due to blood loss or exhaustion, Davey couldn’t tell, he just prayed someone else would be around or at least nearby so he didn’t have to fix this on his own. And, thankfully, while making their way back, they ran into Jack, Crutchie, Elmer, Albert, and Smalls. All of whom were all ready to be of assistance. 

“Someone should get Brooklyn,” Crutchie announced, after Davey and Jack had laid Race down in his bed. All the conscious newsies in the room knew that by Brooklyn, Crutchie really meant Spot Conlon. No one dared to argue.

“You’se is right, Crutch,” Jack nodded. “Any volunteers?”

“I’se’ll go!” Smalls replied.

“I’ll go with her… probably best to travel in pairs over there,” Davey offered. He then added quietly, “We don’t want anyone else getting hurt so bad…”

The comment left everyone staring desperately at the unconscious newsies and praying to whatever god may be controlling them to please, please, let him live. And let him live happy for more than a week. 

Davey and Smalls made sure to waste no time in locating Spot. From there, it didn’t take long to convince him to drop his papes in the middle of the day and trek all the way to the Manhattan Lodging House. But when they finally arrived in Jack Kelly’s territory, Race had only just woken up, and he was clearly disoriented. Spot refused to be negligent to his partners pain and suffering, and if that meant caring for him to a point where Racetrack felt smothered, then so be it. As long as he was safe.

And that’s what landed them in an argument after a whopping total of five minutes. 

“I’se is tryin’ ta have a serious conversation with ya.”

“Yeah, and I’se is tryin ta subtly avoid it.”

“Race,” Spot tried, softer this time. “I can see it in you’se eyes. The panic? Ya scared. Ya can’t hide it, ‘specially not from me.”

Racetrack only growled in response, “You don’t know nothin’, Conlon.”

A knock from the doorway interrupted their dispute. Two heads turned to face the intruder and were met with the uncomfortable face of Smalls. She held up a small, black case that’s paint was chipping and edges wearing away. 

“Someone order bandages?”

After spending a great deal of time convincing Race to lift off his shirt, Spots shaking hands were cleaning the fresh blood from his chest and wrapping new bandages around him. The usually stoic young man was finding the air around him thin and difficult to breathe. Everything about that day seemed wrong. Race wasn’t supposed to get hurt again and Spot wasn’t supposed to be in Manhattan making sure his lover stayed alive.

Sooner or later, Race flinched at the tight bandaging. That hadn’t gone unnoticed by Spot, who’s breath inevitably stopped short and hands rattled like a overheated tea kettle.

“Sean? Um… heh. Guess you’se is ready to toss me ovah Brooklyn Bridge, huh?” Race chuckled, trying- and failing tremendously- to erase the tension between them. 

Spot’s brave facade faltered then. He stared into Race’s eyes as his own filled like a pond after a storm. “Tony, you really gotta stop this. I can’t keep seein’ you’se all roughed up like this anymore. Aftah… Aftah the strike… I- I didn’t know what ta think. Kelly told me why you’se got soaked that night, and- please. Please, you can’t keep doin’ this. Brooklyn loses a lot, Race. We can’t- I can’t lose you too.”

His begging tore Racetrack inside. He could see how hard Spot was trying to contain his tears, and as much as he’d deny it later, Race felt so guilty. He never meant to hurt or scare anyone, he wanted to make his brother’s happy. Was that really so bad?

Race took Spot’s hands in his and stared into his eyes, “You’se is never gonna lose me, Sean. I promise, I ain’t goin nowhere.”

“You’se could’a died today.”

“Yeah… but I didn’t. And look, see, you’se patched me up real good! I’se is gonna be just fine, Brooklyn, don;t you worry.”

“Yeah, right,” Sean chuckled, watery and genuine. “Like I’m gonna ever gonna stop worryin about you, ‘Hattan… Um. Look, it’s startin’ to get late, so I should probably…”

Neither boy wanted Spot to leave. The room felt lonely at just the thought of Spot’s absence.

“Can’t you stay a little while’s longer? Dune can take care of Brooklyn for a night, right?”

“I don’t know, Race… I mean, sure, she could definitely handle it, but she’ll soak me as bad as you without being told earlier.”

“So? I’m not the only one who ain’t ever leaving. I know you ain’t either. If she soaks ya, then I get to fuss over you instead,” Race persisted, giving his lover a lopsided grin.

Spot’s heart melted from the sight of Racetrack’s crystal eyes pleading for him to stay. Well, he’d live for the time being.

“Alright, alright. I’ll stay a little longer, but I ain’t stayin all night.”

Just the sight of Race’s eager smile was enough justification for what Spot was doing. So, he stopped worrying about the consequences of getting home late and crawled behind race in his bed. Spot wrapped his arms gently around Race’s torso and held him close. His one hand reached up and ran through the bird’s nest that is Race’s hair.

“Get some sleep,” Spot murmured. “I’ll be right here when you wake up.”

“I love you, Sean,” Race began, “I’m sorry for getting mad before.”

“You don’t need to apologise. I love you too much to be mad ‘bout that. Go to sleep.”

Race had never been religious, but in that moment, he’d never prayed more that Jack was keeping the other newsies away from the room. He didn’t have the energy, nor the patience, to tolerate any jokes or teasing they’d put him through. And, lucky for him, Jack was doing just that, with Davey’s assistance. As the daylight faded to darkness and the newsboys of lower Manhattan began to file inside the Lodging House, Race lay at peace for the first time in a long time.

As for Spot, well, the King of Brooklyn could finally say that the tension, which had built up from the day’s he’d spent away from Race and mostly unaware of his love’s condition, had finally been left to vanish in the past.

For all of their sake’s, the tension was shifting to bliss once and for all.


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